One concern you raise is that strong “income ceilings” might reduce incentives to earn more, and thus lower counterfactual impact. This topic is very very important but I don’t see much discussion on this here.
Also, have u thought whether there’s a risk of hitting a locally satisfying equilibrium that’s globally suboptimal in terms of impact?
Hey Arnold, thanks for the message. Hmm do I understand the question correctly as: if I’m optimising for impact, but wary of burnout, I want to donate as much as possible without lowering my standard of living to an unsustainable level? And you’re saying what’s personally satisfying might not be the best thing?
That’s certainly true. I’m almost sure that I could do more. I suppose I’m just wary of trying to optimise too much, because I think it can be emotionally draining. To be honest I think that social factors can be really important for this though—I would be willing to try to optimise more if those around me were doing it more. But I’m not really sure if that responded to your question!
One concern you raise is that strong “income ceilings” might reduce incentives to earn more, and thus lower counterfactual impact. This topic is very very important but I don’t see much discussion on this here.
Also, have u thought whether there’s a risk of hitting a locally satisfying equilibrium that’s globally suboptimal in terms of impact?
Hey Arnold, thanks for the message. Hmm do I understand the question correctly as: if I’m optimising for impact, but wary of burnout, I want to donate as much as possible without lowering my standard of living to an unsustainable level? And you’re saying what’s personally satisfying might not be the best thing?
That’s certainly true. I’m almost sure that I could do more. I suppose I’m just wary of trying to optimise too much, because I think it can be emotionally draining. To be honest I think that social factors can be really important for this though—I would be willing to try to optimise more if those around me were doing it more. But I’m not really sure if that responded to your question!